Photography Business

As a photographer, I love photography apps. The most popular one at the moment is Instagram. It’s fun, easy to use, and lets you follow all of your friends. However, there have always been some things that I wish Instagram did better. The people at August must have heard my cry because they built a … Read more

Let’s go through a scenario to start things off… You love photography (I mean, come on, who doesn’t?!) You want to be a full-time photographer. You’re passionate about photography and know you take amazing photos. But, how do you make money doing it and how do you get people to hire you? It’s definitely a … Read more

Photography business is tough. I heard it described perfectly by photographer Mike Hollman who said, “When you become a full time photographer, you’re still a part time shooter because your business takes the majority of your time.” It’s beautifully said. Photographers spend an uncanny amount of time trying to sell prints, marketing themselves, answering emails, … Read more

Should you accept free photo jobs? A lot of photographers would tell you yes. I mean, I would probably tell you yes if the job or event was for charity or for an organization that you believe in. However, what about just random jobs? This is a dilemma that faces a lot of young photographers … Read more

I’m friends with a lot of photographers around Nashville and the Middle Tennessee area. It’s not bragging, it’s just the company I like to keep. Who else am I going to talk to about cameras and locations. Also, who else is going to hang out with me before the sun comes up?! Anyways, if there’s … Read more

So, you’ve decided you want to become a photographer? Well, get ready for some of the hardest and most exhilarating work that you could imagine. You are about to embark on a journey that not many people are bold enough to do. Before we get started with the steps of how to become a photographer, … Read more

Let me start out by saying that I don’t want to sound like the grumpy old man who tells kids to get off his lawn. I also don’t want this to come off as negativity. Some things just need to be said and some things need to be addressed because the sooner the difficulty is … Read more

A lot can be thrown around about how to become a professional photographer. Some people will tell you to just go for it and throw every inhibition to the wind in order to follow your dreams! Sure, that sounds great when they say it, but they aren’t the ones risking the time, money, and energy … Read more

What should I do to get more business? How do I get more attention? How can I land more clients and get more paychecks? These are all valid questions. May I give you some advice? Maybe photographers need to stop doing what everyone else is doing and be a little different. Maybe instead of just … Read more

The business of photography is changing, and it’s changing rapidly. Blame it on the emergence of new technology, the availability of high end cameras, or the ease of submitting photos to magazines from your smart phone, but one thing is for sure; it’s no longer easy to make money with a career in photography. We … Read more

It doesn’t really matter if you’re shooting for fun, if you have a side business, or if you are a full time photographer who relies on an income from photos; everyone thinks it would be great to make money from photography online. Now, this isn’t one of those scam posts about how easy it is … Read more

GoPro has made some serious waves this year (2015). They have made headlines by going public with their company and offering shares of GoPro. They released the Hero 4 and the HERO late in 2014 (just in time for Christmas I might add… smart move). They even released another action camera summer of 2015 as … Read more

What’s your best marketing asset as a photographer? It’s your camera right? It’s gotta be the camera. I mean, how else would you share all of those awesome photos on Facebook and Twitter? No, it’s not the camera. Lenses, then. Without a proper lens selection, you can’t show different scenes and events in the right … Read more

Shoot, edit, print, display. Shoot, edit, print, display. Shoot, edit, print, display. Shoot, edit, print, display. This is the pattern that the majority of photographers are doing to sell prints. The display is the only thing that differs from photographer to photographer, and the only way that it truly differs is where you choose to … Read more

Social media has become a huge business. However, some people can be perplexed by the do’s and don’ts of social media as they try to build a business. Should you include multiple hashtags? Should you include personal photos? What is the limit on number of posts per day? Let me say once and for all, … Read more